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Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1880

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 145 recorded years as a table

Magnolia, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1880	88
1881	131
1882	65
1883	71
1884	62
1885	45
1886	104
1887	69
1888	78
1889	95
1890	47
1891	81
1892	66
1893	108
1894	72
1895	133
1896	105
1897	120
1898	97
1899	90
1900	143
1901	79
1902	182
1903	176
1904	153
1905	161
1906	146
1907	129
1908	218
1909	222
1910	214
1911	175
1912	186
1913	143
1914	151
1915	122
1916	125
1917	94
1918	126
1919	120
1920	106
1921	122
1922	125
1923	105
1924	97
1925	103
1926	73
1927	98
1928	87
1929	68
1930	83
1931	65
1932	72
1933	84
1934	51
1935	77
1936	55
1937	48
1938	51
1939	44
1940	67
1941	39
1942	39
1943	32
1944	32
1945	37
1946	32
1947	27
1948	27
1949	25
1950	25
1951	23
1952	17
1953	25
1954	13
1955	14
1956	14
1957	12
1958	12
1959	5
1960	6
1961	9
1962	9
1963	10
1964	10
1965	11
1966	7
1967	9
1968	7
1969	6
1970	5
1971	5
1972	9
1973	15
1974	7
1975	12
1976	10
1977	11
1978	16
1979	9
1980	10
1981	8
1982	13
1983	7
1984	10
1985	4
1986	10
1988	6
1989	8
1990	8
1991	11
1992	10
1993	15
1994	16
1995	14
1996	19
1997	17
1998	22
1999	19
2000	40
2001	42
2002	37
2003	32
2004	36
2005	40
2006	53
2007	60
2008	75
2009	77
2010	93
2011	109
2012	125
2013	148
2014	188
2015	252
2016	349
2017	473
2018	616
2019	788
2020	1,004
2021	1,198
2022	1,149
2023	1,217
2024	1,330
2025	1,389

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Compared with the country as a whole, pooled over 2023–2025.

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West Virginia 3.8×
Arkansas 3.3×
Kentucky 2.7×
Mississippi 2.7×
Louisiana 2.6×

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More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 2,233
Rank in 2025: #124
How rare: 1 in 719 girls
Since 1880: 23,403

Most popular in 2025, at 1,389 per million girls born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has risen by 451% per million girls born.

Top 5 states by concentration, pooled over 2023–2025
State	Times the national rate	Births pooled
West Virginia	3.8×	76
Arkansas	3.3×	138
Kentucky	2.7×	186
Mississippi	2.7×	97
Louisiana	2.6×	175

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.